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Shawano, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shawano, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,002. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SHAWANO-WI · Shawano, WI 1 ZIPs · 17,002 pop · #16482/25278 · Shawano County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,791
  • RANK-LOWER #16482/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Leopolis
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,002
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,800

Nearest income peer: Leopolis, WI (+ $178 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Shawano

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shawano on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shawano, WI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,002
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,791
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,791 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 54166.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shawano as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Prairie Farm is the closest lower-income city and Mauston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shawano.

Population concentration

Shawano's single ZIP 54166 carries the town

Shawano is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54166 is the entire residential footprint (17,002 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Shawano's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 454 establishments, 6,327 employees , annual payroll $294,166k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54166 (454 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (66) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Shawano, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Shawano County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shawano. See the Shawano County roll-up →

Shawano sits in the lower half of Shawano County on income: Bonduel, Birnamwood and Cecil report more, Tigerton and Bowler report less. Green Valley marks the far end of that range at $113,750, 81% above Shawano.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54166 17,002 $62,791 454 46
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Shawano roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Shawano, .